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David Gillham in Person

join us live and in-person on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM as David Gillham talks about his new novel. Shadows of Berlin. He will be joined in conversation by Jennifer Rosner, author of The Yellow Bird Sings.

About the Book

A captivating novel of a Berlin girl on the run from the guilt of her past and the boy from Brooklyn who loves her

1955 in New York City: the city of instant coffee, bagels at Katz's Deli, ultra-modern TVs. But in the Perlman's walk-up in Chelsea, the past is as close as the present. Rachel came to Manhattan in a wave of displaced Jews who managed to survive the horrors of war. Her Uncle Fritz fleeing with her, Rachel hoped to find freedom from her pain in New York and in the arms of her new American husband, Aaron.

But this child of Berlin and daughter of an artist cannot seem to outrun her guilt in the role of American housewife, not until she can shed the ghosts of her past. And when Uncle Fritz discovers, in a dreary midtown pawn shop, the most shocking portrait that her mother had ever painted, Rachel's memories begin to terrorize her, forcing her to face the choices she made to stay alive, choices that might be her undoing.

About the Author

DAVID R. GILLHAM is the New York Times bestselling author of City of Women and Annelies. He studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California before transitioning into fiction. After moving to New York City, Gillham spent more than a decade in the book business, and he now lives with his family in Western Massachusetts.

About Jennifer Rosner

Jennifer Rosner is author of THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS, called "exquisite, heart-rending...an absolutely beautiful and necessary novel" by The New York Times Book Review and a Finalist for the 2020 National Jewish Book Award. Her previously published books include the memoir, IF A TREE FALLS: A Family's Quest to Hear and Be Heard, and the picture book, THE MITTEN STRING, a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. Her forthcoming novel, ONCE WE WERE HOME, will be published in 2023.  In addition to writing, Jennifer teaches philosophy. She received her BA from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from Stanford University, and lives in western MA with her family.

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Doors open at 6:30 PM

Event date: 
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
9 College St
South Hadley, MA 01075
Shadows of Berlin: A Novel By David R. Gillham Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781728250441
Availability: Not in Stock
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - April 5th, 2022

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